Word: matter-of-fact
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Genes, Girls, and Gamow lacks the level of acerbity of the controversial The Double Helix, but still contains considerable bite, considering Watson’s matter-of-fact refusal to sugar-coat his judgments. Even his good friend, Gamow, is described rather unflatteringly as possessing a “high-pitched squeal” which “did not go with his generous bulk.” The Biological Labs of Harvard “reeked of ’30s mustiness,” and Linus Pauling is “a popelike figure.” Watson...
...matter-of-fact resilience displayed by the Harvard men’s basketball team Saturday night—first in forgetting a heartbreaking defeat to Princeton the night before, then in overcoming a 14-0 second-half run by Penn—is exactly what the junior point guard has always predicted would be the proof that Harvard had finally come...
White House correspondents James Carney and John F. Dickerson believe their subject, President George W. Bush, experienced growth similar to Giuliani's. Says Dickerson: "His confidence used to come off as swagger." But nowadays "he's very matter-of-fact, and the confidence is real." Carney marvels at the access that enabled TIME's team to record key moments as the war progressed through the fall. "Usually when you cover the White House, you know about 10% of what's going on," he says. "This time we got much closer to the truth...
...reminder that Brooks is a man with a significant gift. Like Elvis and Sinatra, Brooks isn't just a singer but an interpreter. He has an uncanny vocal ability to make his material convincing, from the weary amazement of Why Ain't I Running to the matter-of-fact Wrapped Up in You to the bad-boy exuberance of Beer Run. The problem is he never stops selling. He invests as much in trifles like The Storm ("She's drowning in emotions, and she cannot reach the shore") as he does in Pushing Up Daisies, a tune about his mother...
...erruption of civil war in this West African, diamond-rich country, rebels gained control of the United Nations-occupied capital, Freetown, where Edgar and his family lived. “I had to pack my whole life into two suitcases,” Edgar recalls in a calm, matter-of-fact tone...